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Ready
for
the
IBM
Connections
4.0
launch???
Here's
a
line
up
of
August
webcasts
to
get
you
ready
and
more!
Aug
1
ICS
TechTalk:
IBM
SmartCloud
Notes
Update,
11
AM
EDT
US
Join
us
for
a
sneak
peek
at
the
newest
features
and
capabilities
in
the
upcoming
release
of
IBM
SmartCloud
Notes.
We'll
... [ + Read more ]

COMPLIMENTARY
CERTIFICATION
EXAMS
AT
IBM
CONNECT
2013
IBM
Connect
2013
will
take
place
from
January
27-31,
2013,
at
the
Walt
Disney
World
Swan
and
Dolphin
Resort
in
Orlando,
FL
USA.
We're
connecting
the
longstanding
Lotusphere
and
last
year's
Connect
conferences
—
and
making
them
one.
IBM
Connect
combines
the
deep
technical
content
that
you've
loved
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
LotusLive:
Online
collaboration
and
business
social
networking
services
The
demo
account
program
for
LotusLive
is
available
to
IBM
Business
Partners
World
Wide.
The
Business
Partner
can
choose
to
have
a
demo
account
for
LotusLive
Engage,
LotusLive
iNotes
and/or
LotusLive
Meetings.
Here
is
link
for
their
registration:
https://www.lotuslive.com/en/businesspartners/partner_gettingstarted
... [ + Read more ]

Lotus
Knows
how
to
make
Unified
Communications
Easy:
IBM
Lotus
Sametime
8.5
is
here!The
new
version
of
Sametime
is
about
to
be
released
just
in
time
for
the
holidays.
The
upgradeis
already
garnering
high
praise.
The
View
from
Forrester
Research
on
the
ZDNet
blog
notes,
"this
product
is an
important
... [ + Read more ]

Trying
to
build
web
landing
pages
and
send
automated
"thank
you"
responses?
The
Search
is
Over
The
new
Internet
Lead
Generator
tool
is
designed
to
help
IBM
Business
Partners
build
a
Web-based
lead
capture
"back
end"
for
their
e-mail
and
direct
mail
campaigns.
The
tool
can
be
an
effective
complement
... [ + Read more ]

The
2014
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
(ICS)
Awards
will
be
presented
to
IBM
PartnerWorld
Business
Partners
that
have
left
their
mark
on
our
dynamic
industry.
The
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
Awards
will
honor
winners
and
finalists
who
have
dedicated
their
time
and
energy
to:
Building
innovative
solutions
using
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
software
that
position
... [ + Read more ]

Organizations
need
to
reach
customers
and
employees
anytime,
anywhere,
and
on
any
device
and
hence
a
multichannel
web
experience
strategy
becomes
increasing
important
in
order
to
drive
customer
loyalty
and
employee
productivity.
Available
this
quarter,
you
now
have
a
new
value
to:
Drive
4Q
pipeline
for
both
WebSphere
Portal
and
WCM
and
beyondProtect
and
grow
... [ + Read more ]

Recently
Lotus
Notes
has
been
making
some
big
headlines
because of its
association
with
a
very
unlikely
user:
Howard
Stern.
When
Stern
was
asked
if
he
wanted
a
pre-Palm,
he
declined
because
it
doesn't
work
with
Lotus
Notes.
According
to website
JK
on
the
Run,
"Who
would
have
suspected
that
Stern
is
... [ + Read more ]

Breaking
news!
Exciting
new
for
Lotus
users
who
are
also
LinkedIn
Users.
IBM
has
just
announced
a
new
widget
for
LinkedIn.
Here
are
the
details:IBM
and
LinkedIn
just
boosted
social
networking
in
the
enterprise
with
a
new
widget
which
offers
Lotus
Connections
users
instant
access
to
LinkedIn
profiles.
... [ + Read more ]

Sandy
Carter
,
IBM's
Vice
President,
of
IBM
Software
Group
Business
Partners,
is
a
big
advocate
of
using
Social
Media.
But
she
is
not
alone.
Many
of
our
IBM
Partners
are
expert
in
the
use
of
Social
Media
and
are
SocialSTARS.
Sandy
had
the
idea
to
talk
to
... [ + Read more ]

IBM
Notes
and
Domino
are
used
by
over
50,000
organizations
globally
today.
More
than
50%
of
the
Fortune
500
use
IBM
Notes
and
Domino
today.
Over
18,000
new
organizations
adopted
Notes
and
Domino
since
its
R8
release
in
August,
2007
Tens
of
millions
of
IBM
Notes
and
Domino
... [ + Read more ]

We
would
now
like
to
take
this
time
to
announce
our
2013
Distinguished
Business
Achievement
award
winners
and
finalists.
This
award
honors
the
top
IBM
Business
Partners
from
each
region.
IBM
Business
Partners
considered
for
these
award
significantly
impact
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions'
(ICS)
position
in
the
marketplace
and
are
considered
rising
stars
amongst
... [ + Read more ]

The
IBM
Connect
2013
Business
Partner
Guide
is
now
available.
Want
to
see
what
we
have
planned
specifically
for
our
IBM
Business
Partners
attending
Connect
2013?
It's
all
in
the
guide!
Take
a
look
at
the
IBM
Connect
2013
Business
Partner
Guide.
You
will
see:
Business
Partner
Development
Day
detailed
agenda
and
session
guide
Business
Partner
Café
subject
matter
expert
... [ + Read more ]

**BACK
AGAIN
FOR
2013!
Call
for
Birds-of-a-Feather
Session
Abstracts!
BOFs
are
small
informal,
interactive
discussions
and
a
popular
cornerstone
of
the
event.
And
once
again,
this
year
your
feedback
will
actually
BUILD
the
agenda.
In
a
few
weeks,
we
are
listing
each
and
every
BoF
session
submission
for
registered
attendees
to
vote
on
--the
top-rated
... [ + Read more ]

IBM
Docs,
available
today
in
beta
on
IBM
Greenhouse,
offers
users
a
revolutionary
way
to
socially
create,
edit
and
share
documents,
spreadsheets
and
presentations,
all
in
an
online
socially
collaborative
productivity
tool
that
will
be
available
in
IBM
SmartCloud
and
planned
to
be
available
both
on
premises
and
in
private
cloud
offerings.
Featuring
three
editors
-
... [ + Read more ]

IBM
will
hold
its
3rd
annual
App
Throwdown
at
IBM Connect 2014
to
showcase
social
business
innovation
from
our
IBM
Business
Partner
community.
Submit
your
social
business
application
for
a
chance
to
compete
on
the
main
stage
at
Connect
2014!
One
after
the
other,
applications
built
on
IBM's
Platform
for
Social
Business
and
... [ + Read more ]

Our
IBM
Business
Partners
-
that's
you!
-
are
key
to
the
success
of
IBM
Connect
2014.
Every
year
in
January,
many
of
us
make
the
pilgrimage
to
Orlando
to
learn,
network,
and
have
some
fun
in
the
process.
We
hope
you
will
join
us
in
2014
in
Orlando,
January
... [ + Read more ]

Cloud
adoption
is
growing
at
a
staggering
pace.
It
is
considered
by
the
majority
of
our
customers
as
a
strategic
option
for
platform
delivery.
There
has
never
been
a
better
time
to
capture
this
SaaS
opportunity
with
IBM's
SmartCloud
solutions.
IBM's
leadership
in
the
SaaS
space
is
setting
the
... [ + Read more ]

2013
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
Awards
NOW
open
for
nominations!
Nominations
for
the
2013
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
Awards
are
now
open!
Winning
a
2013
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
award
puts
your
firm
in
the
spotlight
for
industry
recognition
and
on
a
path
to
greater
opportunity
through
increased
visibility.
In
2013
we
are
including
two
new
awards:
a
Smarter
... [ + Read more ]

Nominations
for
the
2013
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
Awards
will
be
opening
on
November
16,
2012.
Winning
a
2013
IBM
Collaboration
Solutions
award
puts
your
firm
in
the
spotlight
for
industry
recognition
and
on
a
path
to
greater
opportunity
through
increased
visibility.
In
2013
we
are
including
two
new
awards:
a
Smarter
Workforce
and
Exceptional